The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-28

of the time. He didn't bring any
thing with him. One time he asked
me for "Longfelow." / gave it to
him, and the latter part OF our en-
gagement he brought it blackstone
time in March. He was a regular
visitor two to four times week in
January. He always came directly
to our room, without inquiring Of
people in the house. / tried TO keep
his visit quiet. Don't remember
any one seeing him. My sister only
took part in the conversation during
January. His visits continued dur
ing neutrality-suspicious. four times
a week. Miss Ena Dudoit was home
then. / tried to keep his visits Sc
cret on account of his family. l
don't think Mr.. Lyons was present
during February. In March he was
just as regular. One week he had
q severe cold and disappointed me a
couple of times. Did not come
many times in April. The news
paper article came out the end of
March. / might have called on him
in January. Think he wrote the
order for shakespeare" then.
When the Queen was going away l
heard Gibson was going to; was
very much excited. This was about
week before the Queen went. Mrs.
Dudoit told me he had told her so.
When spoke to him about it he
said he had only said it as joke,
and that he was delighted to find
l thought so much of him. He then
assured me he was not going. The
only visit | can recall in January is
that one about the book. / might
have called twice. In February l
don't think | had any occasion to
call on him. Yes; one Sunday af-
ternoon l wanted to see him. Don't
remember what about. Didn't like
to go without an excuse, so picked up
"Shakespeare." Went down, and
saw Mrs. Hayselden. She told me
he was in the Palace, and asked me
to wait. Waited some time and left
the book. He brought it back next
morning. Have been to his office in
all perhaps seven to eight times,
and saw him nearly every time. l
didn't go there in May. l didn't
go after the Monday when sent the
letter by the hackman. He met
Mrs. Dudoit on that occasion. He
inquired for her at my request.
Brought nothing with him. On one
occasion he brought back Long
fellows poems. His visits were
never business visits. That was be-
fore the articles appeared. On the
morning on which the proposal of
marriage was made | don't know
what took me TO his house. There
was no appointment. A couple of
weeks before he had asked me to
his house, and after that L avoided
him. Made an appointment to take
tea with him after that, but didn't
keep it. 1, however, went once.
Can't account for that visit when
the proposal was made. Could make
it out a business visit if choose,
but don't care to. His addresses
were not unpleasant to me. l al
ways liked Mr.. Gibson-liked to be
with him. l liked him better when l
was with him than when l was not
with him. He said something on
that occasion about my staying with
him always and his being very lonely.
When making the proposal
he asked me to be his wife.
Said l had put some sun
shine into his life, and he wanted to
keep me with him, that | should
never know a care, and so forth. /
told him 1 was not surprised, and
yet | was little; pointed out the
great disparity of our ages. don't
hardly know what words l used in
giving my consent, but am sure l
said eyes" No definite time was
fixed for the wedding, but we made
up our minds to be married very
soon and have very quiet wedding.
Alice returned to Maui about the
29th of March. The subject was
discussed before my sister, but no
one else. Perhaps Mr.. Gibson had
been there three or four times when
he began to talk in manner which
convinced her. He was very guard
ed but not before Alice. L told
Miss Ena Dudoit about our engage
ment about New Year. l told Mrs.
Hoyt of it within couple of days.
Miss Blackwell said TO me one even
ing: "Oh, you think you are very
smart. We know something. Mrs.
Dudoit came to me and said Mr..
Gibson was visiting you regularly
and that you had very accommo-
dating little sister who sat at the
window" She said: II have known
of it long time; you need not
deny IT," | said: eff you know it
don't speak Of it," l told Mr..
Lyons, perhaps not until the article
appeared in the newspaper. l told
Miss Blackwell about that time.
They all had something to say about
it. | told no one else. | never but
once had any talk with Mrs. Dudoit
about Mr.. Gibson's visits. 1t was
when / was shifting my room. She
said something about it not being so
convenient for "his visits" l look
ed at her and asked whatshe imeant.
She said: 81 know all about it,"
Miss Ena came to me one morning